Australia: The hidden cost of conflict
… to Pakistan, Norway, Philippines, Chechnya, Russia, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Papua New …
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Briefing on humanitarian situation in Middle East
… civilians. 150 years ago in St Petersburg, Russia took a leadership role in convening …
ICRC President says conflicts more complex, still killing too many civilians
… at NATO. Mr Maurer’s next scheduled visit to Russia is in November, when he will return to … arms control treaty. With that declaration, Russia took a lead role in minimising …
Global security in a polycentric world
… be here today. Thank you to the Government of Russia, and in particular to the Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoigu for …
Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?
… variations, with the greatest opposition in Russia (69% against), Peru (67% against), …
A look back at First World War's most vulnerable
… Orphans milk goats at an orphanage in Russia’s Novgorod Province, August 1914. The ICRC supported charities throughout Russia and Eastern Europe. A hundred years … or became refugees. As many as 10,000 Poles, Russians, Belgians, and French – including …
Assistance to people displaced in relation to the conflict in Ukraine in 2017
… categories of the displaced people. Southern Russia In 2017, over 8,500 displaced people in … assistance in collaboration with the local Russian Red Cross branches and local … supplies and hygiene items as in Southern Russia. Republic of Belarus The ICRC has …
Briefing to Military Attachés association on the Lake Chad Basin Region
… states (Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Russia), the EU and NATO. …
Migration: Our work in Europe and Central Asia
… an estimated 12 million each in Germany and Russia. Most people take safe and regular … Italy from North Africa. Most migrants to Russia are from Central Asia. Thomas Dworzak / … in Moscow in September 2016, organized by the Russian International Affairs Council and the …
Meeting of the States Parties to the Biological weapons convention - 2017
… Problems and Solutions” organized by the Russian Federation and held in Sochi in … also welcomed the joint statement issued by Russia, the United Kingdom and the United …
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